The viral Korean head spa is now in India. What is this new wellness trend?

The viral Korean head spa is now in India. What is this new wellness trend?

The Korean head spa at Florian Hurel Hair Couture and Spa, Mumbai The Koreans have been the go-to for all things beauty and dermatology. Glass skin, rice water, snail mucin, slugging, skin flooding — the rabbit hole of these terms goes deep. Korean head spa is the new treatment going viral on TikTok and Instagram. […]

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Chef Suresh Pillai calls for an academy to promote, popularise and preserve Kerala’s culinary heritage

Chef Suresh Pillai calls for an academy to promote, popularise and preserve Kerala’s culinary heritage

“Mohanlal is a complete foodie. He enjoys exploring different kinds of cuisines, cooking and having good food. His tastes are not confined to any one cuisine; he enjoys several kinds of food he has had during his travels,” says Chef and restaurateur Suresh Pillai. At times, the actor opts for customised diets. Sometimes, the chef […]

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Bengaluru’s Sublime Art Galleria opens its doors at Prestige Skytech, Hyderabad, with Vijit Pillai’s series of digital artworks titled Amalgamation

Bengaluru’s Sublime Art Galleria opens its doors at Prestige Skytech, Hyderabad, with Vijit Pillai’s series of digital artworks titled Amalgamation

Sublime Galleria, founded in 2009 in Bengaluru, announced its Hyderabad launch recently | Photo Credit: Special Arrangement Sublime Art Galleria, founded in 2009 in Bengaluru by Uzma Irfan, has opened its doors in Hyderabad at Prestige Skytech, Financial District, Gachibowli. Located on the first floor in the sprawling office space, the gallery stands out with […]

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Bengaluru is flexing its cultural muscle

Bengaluru is flexing its cultural muscle

Bengaluru is a shapeshifter. Over its 400-odd years of modern history, it has been able to thread many stories. Under its founder Kempe Gowda I, it wore the moniker of ‘Gandu Bhoomi’ or ‘Land of Heroes’. Since then, it has been christened as Pensioners’ Paradise, Garden City, Pub City, Science City, India’s Silicon Valley, Beantown, […]

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Fun meets fitness at the newly launched BOUNCE adventure park in Bengaluru

Fun meets fitness at the newly launched BOUNCE adventure park in Bengaluru

As I inched closer to the top of the 10-foot high climbing wall at the Bounce indoor adventure park, a scene from The Dark Knight Rises came to mind, where Bruce Wayne escapes an underground prison with a death-defying leap. As I recall the scene, my instructor, Nidhi Paradkar, shouts, “Sir, you just need to […]

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Mannan Amroliwala’s Whatsapp community, Putting Scenes, connects Bengalureans to offbeat events

Mannan Amroliwala’s Whatsapp community, Putting Scenes, connects Bengalureans to offbeat events

Mannan Amroliwala | Photo Credit: Special Arrangement Mannan Amroliwala is among the tens of thousands of migrants who reach Bengaluru to realise their startup dreams. He moved to the city two years ago. For about a year, Mannan worked in a crypto company. Then, he quit it to work on his idea for an app […]

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India Grand Prix-3 | Rubina towers with a leap of 1.81m to attain Asian Games qualifying mark

India Grand Prix-3 | Rubina towers with a leap of 1.81m to attain Asian Games qualifying mark

Kerala’s M. Sreeshankar, who won the long jump event at Indian GP-3, at the Sree Kanteerava Stadium in Bengaluru on Monday, 10 April, 2023. | Photo Credit: SUDHAKARA JAIN On a day when quality performances were at a premium, Rubina Yadav (Haryana) towered over the rest by attaining the women’s high jump qualifying mark for […]

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An all-women night walk takes over one of Bengaluru’s oldest lanes

An all-women night walk takes over one of Bengaluru’s oldest lanes

The participants at their last stop of the all-women night walk, at Rice Memorial Church, Chickpet, Bengaluru | Photo Credit: Indraprabha Appuswamy A group of women in Bengaluru recently took to the streets for an all-women night walk in the bustling neighbourhood of Chickpet, one of the city’s oldest areas famous for its wholesale and […]

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CKay talks about his viral TikTok hit, ‘Love Nwantiti’ and love for Indian movies

CKay talks about his viral TikTok hit, ‘Love Nwantiti’ and love for Indian movies

Nigerian singer Chukwuka Ekweani, a.k.a. CKay. The Emo-Afrobeat artist gained worldwide recognition with his viral TikTok hit single, ‘Love Nwantiti’, which marked a pivotal moment for African pop music. | Photo Credit: Special Arrangement Nigerian singer Chukwuka Ekweani, a.k.a. CKay, captivated the audience at the Vh1 Supersonic Mainstage with his chart-topping hits in Bengaluru recently. […]

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